diff --git a/setup_system.sh b/setup_system.sh
index 19a64e4..e17b41e 100755
--- a/setup_system.sh
+++ b/setup_system.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ script_dir="$(
 opt_dir=/opt/dotfiles
 python_venv=$opt_dir/pyenv
 
+[ -z "$KREW_ROOT" ] && export KREW_ROOT="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/krew"
+
 #
 # Argument parsing and help
 #
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ function setup_krew() {
     curl -fsSLO "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/latest/download/${KREW}.tar.gz"
     tar zxvf "${KREW}.tar.gz"
     ./"${KREW}" install krew
-    export PATH="${KREW_ROOT:-$HOME/.krew}/bin:$PATH"
+    export PATH="$KREW_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
     set +e
 }